HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0377.215 2024-2026From: Debi Javar
Sent: Monday, August 18, 2025 11:03 AM
To: Council Testimony
Cc: Kimball, Heather, Kagiwada, Jennifer, Onishi, Dennis; Kierkiewicz, Ashley,
matt.kanealii@hawaiicounty.gov; Hustace, James; Galimba, Michelle M.; Villegas,
Rebecca; Inaba, Holeka
Subject: TESTIMONY IN STRONG SUPPORT OF RESOLUTION 234-25
Aloha Committee members, I strongly support this resolution.
US Military training at Pohakuloa has already caused serious harm- burning nearly 20,000 acres,
contaminating the land, and threatening endangered species.
Beneath this area lies a major aquifer that supplies freshwater to Hawaii Island, and the military's track
record shows they are not equipped to protect it.
There is also serious concern about depleted uranium left in the soil, which can become airborne during
exercises and has known health risks.
Pohakuloa is a wahi pana - a deeply sacred place with deep cultural and ecological
significance. Continued military use is incompatible with its conservation status and the values of aloha
aina.
PLEASE SUPPORT THIS RESOLUTION to protect the land, water and people of Hawaii.
Mahalo nui Loa,
Debra M. Javar
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